In the grand tradition of Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Pamela Anderson, a sex tape featuring recent “Project Runway” winner Anya Ayoung-Chee (30) has resurfaced and is going viral on the Internet.
Anya Ayoung-Chee, a former beauty pageant contestant who was Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 2008, was filmed in either 2007 or 2008 having sex with her ex-boyfriend, Wyatt Gallery, and another woman. Initial reports said the other woman was Miss Japan 2008, Hiroko Mima. However, Gallery has told TMZ and other media outlets that the other woman was not Miss Japan 2008.
Gallery said the video was stolen from his laptop while it was in a repair shop in Trinidad. He told TMZ the video was shot in 2007; however, the Miss Universe organization released a statement that the video was shot “eight months after the pageant” in 2008.
“I feel horrible and embarrassed for Anya, her family and myself,” Gallery told TMZ. He suggested that the tape was leaked intentionally to ruin her career.
Chee, who was praised by “Runway” judges for her Caribbean-inspired designs and ability to craft beautiful clothes on tight deadlines, has acknowledged that a salacious tape starring herself was circulating online. The Trinidadan American admitted on an episode of “After the Runway” (also on Lifetime) that the tape had resurfaced and was causing a lot of embarrassment for her.
As the winner of “Project Runway,” season 9, Chee won $100,000 to start her own clothing line, an editorial feature in Marie Claire magazine, the opportunity to sell a fashion line on Piperlime.com, and a $50,000 technology suite from Hewlett-Packard.